Gender Roles Mulan

Mulan

The movie takes place in ancient Chinese, and is based on the folktale of Mulan. She poses as a solider to save her elderly father form going to war. The movie upholds morals such as the importance of the importance of family, courage, self-sacrifice, honour, and country; it includes scenes of ancestor worship. Overall, it teaches young girls that it is okay to defy gender roles set forth be society. Mulan poses as a solider in ancient China, she goes to training camp, and takes on traditional men’s role, despite the risks ( a woman could be killed if found out to be pretending to pose as a man). She is really remarkable!  

                        

Moral of Aladdin

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The moral of the original Middle-Eastern tale 'Arabian Nights' is that greatness and strength comes from within, not from without. This is demonstrated by Aladdin's bravery and intelligence despite his upbringing on the streets. It also stresses that it isn’t okay to lie about where you come from. In Disney's animated musical version of the story, the writers updated this theme to a single phrase, calling Aladdin a 'diamond in the rough'.

Disney Movies

           

Movies when our generation was young where so simple. They actually had morals versus some of the popular movies today. These are just some examples. So next time you have some free time, go back and watch a Disney classic.

1.       Beauty and the Beast- treat others the way you want to be treated. When a spoiled prince is transformed into a beast, he grows bitter and repressed. When he captures Bell’s father on a trip, she offers herself has a prisoner in exchange for her father. Ultimately, the two fall in love and thus the curse is broken. Plus, the movie also makes reading cool.

2.       The Little Mermaid- always follow your dreams, and honor your parents

3.       Bambi- learn about environment and survival skills

4.        Snow White-Don’t talk to strangers and be grateful to whom your staying with ( the seven drawfs)